RAC urges retailers to slash at least 3p a litre off the price of petrol
Press releases • Oct 12, 2018 11:38 BST
With wholesale fuel prices falling, RAC fuel data indicates drivers should be benefiting from lower petrol prices
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Drivers more than twice as likely to breakdown due to hitting a pothole than 12 years ago
Press releases • Oct 12, 2018 10:51 BST
The latest findings from the RAC show that drivers continue to suffer from the blight of poor quality roads
RAC, AA and Green Flag unite to call for enhanced road safety rules
Press releases • Oct 11, 2018 10:29 BST
In a show of unity the UK's three biggest breakdown companies are calling for drivers to 'slow down, mover over' when passing breakdowns.
September stops the rot of petrol price increases but dark clouds hang over UK forecourts
Press releases • Oct 03, 2018 09:00 BST
The latest analysis of UK petrol and diesel prices, covering price movements in September 2018
Driven by necessity: dependency on the car jumps in last year
Press releases • Sep 21, 2018 00:01 BST
Data from the 2018 Report on Motoring reveals a third (33%) of motorists – the equivalent to 13.2m – say they are more reliant on their cars now than 12 months earlier
Drivers suffer petrol price rises for eight out of the last 12 months
Press releases • Sep 05, 2018 00:01 BST
August saw yet another rise in the price of both petrol and diesel, new RAC Fuel Watch data reveals
Six in 10 say ‘black boxes’ have made them safer drivers
Press releases • Sep 01, 2018 00:01 BST
Six in 10 RAC Black Box Car Insurance customers believe that having a device fitted in their car to monitor their driving behaviour as part of their policy has made them into better drivers.
More than 14m cars expected to getaway for August Bank Holiday
Press releases • Aug 21, 2018 00:01 BST
A study by the RAC and INRIX highlights the likely traffic hotspots - and vehicle volumes - this coming weekend
Brits would far rather drive in Europe than on the UK’s ‘broken’ roads
Press releases • Aug 18, 2018 00:01 BST
Four in 10 find driving on the Continent less stressful than driving in the UK
Cost of petrol and diesel creep up in July
Press releases • Aug 04, 2018 00:01 BST
RAC says ‘see-saw’ pricing continued in July with prices rising following a month of price cuts in June
“Je ne savais pas!” Drivers to the Continent don’t know about new French driving rules
Press releases • Jul 28, 2018 00:01 BST
More than half (59%) of drivers are unfamiliar with a range of new driving regulations introduced this year in France, while a large proportion are also concerned about the impact on Brexit on driving abroad
‘Carguments’ rife as 36% admit to falling out behind the wheel
Press releases • Jul 26, 2018 00:01 BST
As Britain continues to swelter in this summer’s heat, new research has revealed that temperatures are also likely to be soaring inside the car, with one in three drivers admitting to having ‘carguments’.
Drivers told to expect jams as schools break up for summer
Press releases • Jul 18, 2018 00:01 BST
Drivers are expected to make more than 9m individual leisure journeys by car between Friday and the end of the weekend, new research suggests
RAC sees second quarter ‘pothole breakdowns’ hit three-year high
Press releases • Jul 16, 2018 09:14 BST
The second three months of 2018 led to RAC patrols dealing with more pothole-related breakdowns than in any other second quarter since 2015.
More than half of UK’s largest airports raise pick-up car park fees in 2018
Press releases • Jul 07, 2018 00:01 BST
Thirteen of the biggest airports have increased their pick-up parking prices this year
Drivers see some respite from rising fuel prices in June – but July remains uncertain
Press releases • Jul 04, 2018 00:01 BST
Motorists benefited from falling fuel prices in June, but RAC data suggests the picture into July looks very uncertain
Average speed cameras more effective at slowing vehicles down than traditional single location, fixed ones
Press releases • Jun 29, 2018 00:01 BST
Eight in 10 motorists believe average speed cameras are more effective and play a greater role in road safety than traditional cameras that catch speeding drivers in one location, new research has found.
Fewer than four in 10 drivers aware of penalties for using a handheld phone
Press releases • Jun 23, 2018 00:01 BST
The RAC research also looked at the reasons drivers gave for either continuing to use a handheld phone while driving, or for finally deciding to ‘hang up’ their handheld phone for good
RAC issues plea to retailers to cut petrol and diesel prices
Press releases • Jun 13, 2018 00:01 BST
The RAC is today urging retailers to pass on recent reductions in wholesale costs by cutting forecourt prices
May sees worst increase in price of petrol in at least 18 years
Press releases • Jun 05, 2018 00:01 BST
Motorists suffered the worst monthly rise in the average price of petrol in at least 18 years with 6p a litre being added at the pumps in May, new RAC Fuel Watch data reveals.